Xi lands in San Francisco for APEC summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday, a day ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with American counterpart Joe Biden.

Xi traveled to the United States six years ago, and is due for lengthy talks with Biden in their first in-person meeting in a year. The two presidents are meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit as both countries seek to stabilize ties.

The forum brings together 21 economies, which together account for about 60 percent of the world economy.Xi will have dinner with top US business leaders on his trip, and is expected to push for a relaxation of US trade curbs in his talks with Biden.